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Chengdu East Railway Station

Chengdu East Railway Station is about 8 miles (13 km) from Chengdu Railway Station, 7 miles (11 km) from South Railway Station, 6 miles (10 km) from Tianfu Square (city center) and 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Shuangliu International Airport.

Address: No. 4, Wanke Road of Chenghua District

Schedule and Ticket Booking

The station mianly operates trains to/from Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanhgai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Guilin, Nanjing, Leshan, Emeishan, etc.

Major Rail Lines from the Station to:

Leshan & Emeishan

High Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Jun 16, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	First/ Second Class Seat
Hong Kong	G2963 at 10:41	8h14m	CNY 1,401/ 875 USD 197/ 123
Beijing	G88, G331, G308, G1592... 6 departures from 06:55 to 15:00	7h31m - 21h5m	CNY 1,246/ 327 USD 175/ 46
Shanghai Hongqiao	G2195, G1475, D638, G3286... 10 departures from 06:00 to 11:01	11h31m - 15h15m	CNY 1,104/ 690 USD 155/ 97
Guangzhou South	G3711, G3707, D1822, D1833... 17 departures from 07:00 to 22:25	7h7m - 10h52m	CNY 924/ 512 USD 130/ 72
Xi'an North	D1998, G3418, G88, D1910... 66 departures from 06:09 to 20:00	3h11m - 4h34m	CNY 421/ 263 USD 59/ 37
Hangzhou East	G2195, D2224, G2191, G2187 from 06:00 to 10:10	11h53m - 13h59m	CNY 1,072/ 670 USD 151/ 94
Shenzhen North	G2963, G2941, D961 from 10:41 to 22:25	7h48m - 11h41m	CNY 1,133.5/ 552 USD 159/ 78
Suzhou	D3058, G1475, D638, D954... 5 departures from 06:10 to 07:52	12h4m - 14h33m	CNY 1,054/ 659 USD 148/ 93
Guilin West	G3707, D1822, D1833, G2275... 15 departures from 07:12 to 22:25	4h58m - 8h34m	CNY 640/ 360 USD 90/ 51
Kunming South	G2803, G2883, G2801, G2885... 11 departures from 08:00 to 17:27	5h45m - 7h2m	CNY 788/ 481.5 USD 111/ 68
Dali	G2837, G2845 at 07:29 and 13:42	8h7m - 8h14m	CNY 1,048/ 645 USD 147/ 91
Nanjing South	D3058, G1475, D638, D2224... 11 departures from 06:10 to 11:51	9h54m - 12h51m	CNY 920/ 575 USD 129/ 81
Changsha South	G2195, G2371, G1755, G2277... 10 departures from 06:00 to 16:20	6h35m - 7h36m	CNY 950/ 577.5 USD 133/ 81
Chongqing	D3058, D5118, D2244, G1475... 91 departures from 06:10 to 22:42	1h6m - 2h56m	CNY 155/ 56 USD 22/ 8
Pingyao Ancient Town	D1910, D1902, D2008 from 07:00 to 07:58	6h51m - 7h19m	CNY 661/ 413 USD 93/ 58
Yangshuo	D1822, D1813 at 07:41 and 11:37	5h50m - 7h35m	CNY 682/ 426 USD 96/ 60
Luoyang Longmen	G3418, G88, G1282, G3286... 19 departures from 06:40 to 16:45	4h29m - 6h9m	CNY 700/ 437.5 USD 98/ 61
Huangshan North	G2187 at 10:10	10h21m	CNY 1,577/ 979.5 USD 221/ 138
Huanglongjiuzhai	C5782, C16, C5792, C5752... 8 departures from 06:45 to 19:02	1h39m - 2h35m	CNY 205/ 128 USD 29/ 18
Leshan	G2195, C5651, C6273, G8737... 52 departures from 06:00 to 21:49	0h46m - 2h49m	CNY 47/ 30 USD 7/ 4
Emeishan	C6273, C6269, C6343, C6253... 16 departures from 06:34 to 21:49	1h9m - 1h46m	CNY 103/ 65 USD 14/ 9

Normal Speed Train Timetable

(Last Update on Jun 16, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Hangzhou	K530 at 18:56	26h51m	CNY 731/ 477 USD 103/ 67

The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

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Station Plan

This station is one of the largest modern stations in west China, with an east square, a west square, and a five-storey terminal building. It has convenient connections to long-distance bus station, bus stops, subway station, taxi stands and parking lots.

2F: waiting hall, ticket office, information desk, check points, left luggage service, toilets, hot drinking water, stores, restaurants

1F: platforms, ticket office, escalators, lifts, left luggage service, toilets, exits, convenient stores

-1F: arrival hall, ticket office, tourist reception center, bus stops (pick-up), taxi stands (pick-up), convenient stores

-2F: platforms for subway line 2

-3F: platforms for subway line 7

West Square: bus stops (drop-off), taxi stands (drop-off), parking lot for private cars

East Square: long-distance buses, bus stops (drop-off), taxi stands (drop-off)

Waiting Hall

Platform

How to get to the East Train Station from downtown area?

Arrival by subway:
Line 2: Passengers should get out from exit 1 or 2 to reach the east square.
Line 7: Get out from exit to reach the railway station.

Arrival by bus:
At East Square: 135, 453, 4, 50, 80, 857, K12, K4, Night Line 2
At West Square: 40, 858A, 90
At Chengdu East Long-distance Bus Terminal: 4, 50, K12, K4, Night Line 2, Airport Special Line 4, Tourist Bus Line 4 to Panda Base

Passengers arriving by bus will get off at the west or east square. For those with a ticket, enter the station directly and find the correct waiting area according to the ticket information to wait for departure. For those without, go to the ticket office on 2F to purchase one first and then find a seat inside the waiting hall.

Arrival by taxi
Passengers arriving by taxi will be dropped off at the west or east square.
From Tianfu Square (city center): It takes about 25 minutes and costs CNY25.
From Chengdu Railway Station: It takes 30 minutes and costs approximately CNY35.
From South Station: It takes 15 minutes or so and the cab fare is CNY25.
From Shuangliu Airport: The duration is around 30 minutes and it costs about CNY60.

Arrival by long-distance bus:
Passengers getting to the station by long-distance bus will get off at the east square.

Ticket Check and Boarding

A number of check points are located inside the waiting hall. Passengers need to read their tickets carefully to know exactly where to have the tickets checked before checking in. After that, follow the direction boards to the platforms to board. One thing to remember is that foreign passengers with passport should go through the manual lane although the station is equipped with automatic ticket check machines. Please note that the check points are usually opened 30 minutes before departure and closed 5 minutes before.

Take Metro Line 2 to Chengdu East

Direction Signs at the Exit

How to exit and leave the station?

When arriving, passengers will be led to the exit hall to exit. Afterwards, follow the direction signs to find buses, taxis, subway or long-distance buses to leave the station.

Leave by subway:
Subway entrances are reachable on -1F.

Leave by bus:
Bus stops can be found on -1F. When getting off, passengers can go there by following direction boards to take buses.

Leave by taxi:
Passengers can easily find the taxi stands on -1F.

Leave by long-distance bus:
East Long-distance Bus Terminal is located at the south side of the east square. It can be easily reached by an underground passage from the rail terminal. Buses departing there will go to cities like Guizhou, Kunming, Yibin, Luzhou, and counties including Pengzhou, Jintang, Wenjiang, and more.

Transportation to other places:

Tianfu Square (city center):
Take subway line 2 to Tianfu Square Station and get out from exit F.

Chengdu Railway Station:
1. Take subway line 7 to North Railway Station exit E, and then walk north around 100 meters to reach the destination. Or take subway line 2 to Tianfu Square and then change to subway line 1 to the destination, get out from exit A1.
2. Take bus line K12 to the station.

South Railway Station:
Take subway line 7 to there directly. Or take subway line 2 to Tianfu Square and then change to line 1 to the South Station, exit D1.

Shuangliu International Airport:
1.Take subway line 7 to Taipingyuan, and then transfer to line 10 to the airport.
2. About 19 pairs of trains are available daily from 06:34 to 22:10 between the station and the airport. The travel time is about 15 minutes and the ticket fare is CNY 13 for a first class seat and CNY 8 for a second class seat.

Tianfu International Airport：
1. Take metro line 7 to South Railway Station and transfer to line 18, which will take passengers to Tianfu Airport.
2. Take Airport Special Bus Line 4 at West Square of Long-distance Bus Terminal. It runs between 06:00 - 23:30 with an interval of 30 minutes.

Facilities and Services

Ticket Office:

Self-service Lockers in Waiting Hall

Altogether eleven ticket offices are available in the station to deal with ticket changes, ticket refunds, and ticket purchasing; and seven of them with 86 ticket windows are located at the two sides of the waiting hall on 2F. Another four are spread respectively on 1F and -1F to satisfy passengers’ needs to purchase tickets.

Waiting Hall:
The waiting hall has 3,360 chairs, Inquiry Center, restaurants, tea house, café, and 24-hour self-serviced supermarket. Inside the hall, there is also a “Youjia Service Desk”, offering miscellaneous services including inquiry, complaints, and help for the weak, elder, disabled, pregnant, and others.

Left luggage service:
There are luggage cabinets available inside the waiting hall on 2F. Or passengers can temporarily store their luggage on the luggage storage office on 1F.

- Last updated on Jun. 18, 2025 by Grace Yang -